As with Western channels, critical eye needed for RT news
When earlier this year Multichoice dropped RT, the television voice of Vladimir Putin, there was a debate about whether it was a good thing. Was it valuable to get Putin’s
Scrolla and The Continent: news sites charting innovative paths
In a break from lamenting the state of our mainstream news media, I want to examine two local media ventures which are exploring new paths.
New Frame’s demise illustrates a pitfall of philanthropic funding
The online news publication New Frame suspended operations last week when its funder –Jamaican-American tech magnate Roy Singham - unexpectedly pulled the plug.
Courses in media literacy could forestall damage done by fake news
Disinformation is not a new problem. There have always been those who used whatever media was available to spread malicious disinformation for the purposes of making money, scoring political points
Journalists court PTSD in a society riven by it
The problem has escalated to such an extent that the editors’ forum has turned to professionals for help
How the bookstore got saved — by social media led by TikTok
The robustly rebounding book industry is a sober lesson to all who try to predict the impact of new media technology.